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An adventure-loving tween from Miami landed two state records and three world records (with one pending) while fishing off the Florida Keys earlier this year — reeling in sizable cobia, a snapper and a grouper that any fisherman would be proud to catch.
This weekend, Julia Bernstein, age 12, will accept the Fleming Species Award, the highest junior honor, from the International Women’s Fishing Association for catching and releasing 37 different species of fish in 2023.
“Once she is hooked up to a fish, she is very determined and has incredible willpower,” Dale Bittner, fishing guide and boat captain of the 27-foot conch boat, “Bait Stealer,” told Fox News Digital.
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“She is very coachable and doesn’t show a lot of emotion high or low. Julia is very quiet and respectful,” Bittner said.
That’s just how the tween snagged the Florida Fish and Wildlife (FWC) state records for cobia…
